I had to share this with you.
I like Christmas cards,.... making, giving and receiving. Every now and again I come across one which really makes me smile and this year I received this exquisite offering.
I particularly like the Victorian illustrative style of the 'santa' elves, I like the fact it almost has sinister overtones as we are looking at a toadstool rather than a mushroom, but all that is counteracted by the sugary pink colours and the glitter.
A real feast for the eyes & one to keep and frame up for next year I think.
Just starting to get back on track following a bad cold and it's time to think about Christmas cards.
Firstly: A couple of months ago I was asked to design the Christmas card for the Hornsea Pottery Collectors' & Research Society which I did using a cat cruet as the main feature. Here is the result, all printed now and sent to members with the Christmas newsletter.
I then started to make myself a few cards.
Something fun and quick. I'm a big fan of recycling newsprint so I dug out some festive rubber stamps, stained some newspapers with tea and a hint of green paint and set about stamping.
Next time to make a design, I've cut some simple tree and star shapes and stitched them onto cards.
The one below is simply a folded 3D tree I wanted to try, however not practical for posting.
Finally with the left over stamped bits of newsprint I made some tags to use up my scraps.
